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The following real estate sales took place in Lowell last week: November 16, 2015 – Monday 115 Draper St for $330,000. Prior sale in 1979 November 17, 2015 – Tuesday 26 Boylston Ln Unit 26 for $165,000. Prior sale 2015 foreclosure November 18, 2015 – Wednesday 75 Gates St Unit…
Read More »The following is by Jim Peters: Voltaire said, “I had more sense than to contest with him, since there is no possibility of convincing an enthusiast.” I dare say that we all run into people who affect us like that person did to Voltaire. We have other, less nice descriptions…
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It was a busy week in Lowell, perhaps because not much gets scheduled during the upcoming week, the week of Thanksgiving (although if you’re like me, you have a hard time believing that Thanksgiving is just four days away). Lord Overpass Meeting More than 100 people attended the Monday night…
Read More »Amy Bisson watched Wednesday night’s Lowell School Committee meeting and posted a full report on her website. The highlights of what she described as a “packed agenda” included: A discussion on the number of children who live outside of Lowell but attend the Lowell public schools because a parent is…
Read More »Merrimack Press (whose parent company publishes Merrimack Valley Magazine) has teamed with Mill No. 5 have teamed up to host a monthly author reading and book signing series to take place on Thursday evenings at Mill No. 5. The first event will be tomorrow night (Thursday, November 19, 2015) at…
Read More »Vote to appoint a City Auditor. Councilor Leahy instead moves to repost the position. Councilor Belanger says he supports the motion but says we should emphasize that in addition to the stated salary, it includes a $4500 stipend for being on the retirement board. Councilor Kennedy concurs with these suggestions…
Read More »Last evening (November 16, 2015), the city of Lowell’s Department of Planning and Development held a public meeting at the Senior Center on the Lord Overpass Redevelopment project. More than 100 residents attended. The meeting opened with remarks by City Manager Kevin Murphy, State Senator Eileen Donoghue, and State Representative…
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This coming Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 10 am at the Pollard Memorial Library’s ground floor community room, will be the official launch of my new book, “Lowell: Images of Modern America.” The book uses nearly 200 color photos to tell the story of Lowell from 1950 to the present…
Read More »6 pm at the Lowell Senior Center. Public meeting on the future of the Lord Overpass and vicinity. Please attend.
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Lord Overpass Public Meeting Tomorrow night at 6 pm at the Senior Center at Broadway and Fletcher, the Lowell Department of Planning and Development will hold a public meeting on the Lord Overpass renovation project. The consultants who are designing the new version of the Overpass will be on hand…
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